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Statement regarding Mayor Bill White and the 2010 Governor's election

"Texas needs a candidate for Governor that will honor previous generations and build for our future.   I believe Mayor Bill White knows Texans need actions – not mere words, and certainly…

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Prepared Remarks to the Greater Austin Crime Commission

Thank you all for having me here today.  I'm honored, and it means a great deal to me to be able to speak with you.

For many of us…

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Speech on receiving award from Concordia University

Senator Watson delivered this speech on August 21, 2009, accepting the Excellence in Leadership award for the application of Christian values in service from Concordia University:

I am very honored…

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STATEMENT: The 2010 Elections

Senator Kirk Watson released the following statement about the comments from Senator Leticia Van de Putte regarding the 2010 elections:

I am very flattered by Senator Van de Putte's confidence…

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Statement on the Veto of H.B. 821

Senator Kirk Watson issued the following statement regarding Governor Perry's decision to veto House Bill 821:

H.B. 821 called for the creation of a television recycling program that was to…

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Statement on the Veto of S.B. 1440

Senator Kirk Watson released the following statement regarding Governor Perry's decision to veto S.B. 1440:

S.B. 1440 would have improved our ability to protect Texas' most vulnerable citizens and enabled…

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Speech Against the Nomination of Dr. Don McLeroy

Members, let’s remember a couple of points from the start.  Dr. McLeroy is and will remain a member of the State Board of Education.  His voters know him.  They know…

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Watson’s Greenhouse Gas bill looks like it’s headed to Gov.


by Asher Price
Austin American-Statesman

A proposal that calls for a study of ways consumers and businesses can save money while cutting carbon emissions won tentative approval by the House today and looks like it’s…

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Statement Against the Nomination of Bryan Shaw to the TCEQ

Senator Kirk Watson released the following statement Tuesday after voting against the nomination of Dr. Bryan Shaw to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

This is a time of dramatic…

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"Texans need help. This bill fails them."

Senator Kirk Watson on Wednesday released the following statement about Senate Bill 1007, the Texas Department of Insurance Sunset Bill:

The sunset review process is too essential to waste this…

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Progress, pitfalls in Legislature


by The Editorial Board
Dallas Morning News

This newspaper has steadily advocated for specific quality-of-life issues on a city-, region- and statewide scale. The current session of the Legislature is an opportunity to make…

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Statement on Budget Rider Banning Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Senator Watson released the following statement regarding the Article IX Rider approved in the Senate Finance Committee meeting yesterday affecting stem-cell research in Texas:


The fates of Texas…

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"This bill makes it harder for honest people to vote."

Senator Watson's speech on Senate Bill 362:

March 17, 2009

 

Thank you very much, Mr. President.

Members, the outcome today we all know isn’t really in…

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Democrats question need for voter ID; senators conceding approval


by W. Gardner Selby
Austin American-Statesman

Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, led Democratic objections to the proposal by Sen. Troy Fraser to require voters to identify themselves with a photo ID or other documents, followed by Democratic…

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Watson files bills to clean up state budget


KVUE News

State Senator Kirk Watson, (D) Austin, filed a package of bills aimed at cleaning up the state budget.

The bills call for putting the budget process online…

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